The Metropolitan Police has joined forces with eBay to offer consumer education about how to stay safe when trading online.
eBay is also banning the use of money transfer providers as a means for paying for transactions on eBay.co.uk, a move welcomed by the Met as a way of reducing the risk of online fraud.
Detective Chief Superintendent Nigel Mawer, head of the Met’s Economic and Specialist Crime Command, said: “As part of the ongoing work undertaken by the Met’s Sterling Proactive Prevention Team, we are pleased to lend our support to eBay who, as of today, have announced their intention to ban the use of ‘money transfers’ as an acceptable method of payment for goods.
“Working together with responsible companies like eBay, we can arm consumers with the necessary advice to ensure that they are in a position to make informed decisions before parting with their hard earned money.
“We are now working with eBay and hope to extend this initiative to other Internet auction sites in the future.”

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